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Android 3.0 Honeycomb (Feb 2011)
This Android version is an odd one from all others as it was released by
Google for installation only on tablets and other mobile devices with larger
displays than current smartphones. First time it was launched in Feb 2011
along with the first Motorola Xoom Tablet and had features like redesigned
UI specifically for large screens, along with a notification bar at the bottom
of the tablet’s display. Honeycomb was launched specially with features that
could not be handled by smaller displays. It was also in answer to the 2010
release of Apple’s iPad. But later on Honeycomb version was not needed as
Google migrated most of its features to its next major 4.0 version i.e. ice
Cream Sandwich.